COVID-19: The disease of loneliness and solitary demise.

The birth of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed working lives of British Asian general practitioners (GPs), such as one of the authors. The effects of the national lockdown and the subsequent loneliness have impacted every aspect of our lives and increased mental health problems. The added social isolation of local lockdowns, such as in Leicester, will undoubtedly exacerbate some health problems due to a lack of patient willingness to attend healthcare services and the postponement of some appointments.

A cost comparison of an enhanced primary care diabetes service and standard care.

Background: Type 2 diabetes, which contributes 90% of all cases of diabetes mellitus is now mostly managed in the primary care settings in the UK and other advanced health care systems. The UK National Health Service as a whole could potentially benefit if more patients were managed in primary care settings since primary care-based care is likely to be more cost-effective. We initially compared eight larger general practices (Enhanced practices) in Leicester, UK with neighbouring smaller practices (Core practices) matched for comparable demographic characteristics.

Recovery, restoration, and risk: a cross-sectional survey of the impact of COVID-19 on GPs in the first UK city to lock down.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted GPs immensely. Work patterns have changed, risk stratification has been proposed, and the mental health of clinicians has been adversely affected. The COVID-19 prevalence among GPs is unknown.

Cardiac and Renal Delayed Effects of Acute Radiation Exposure: Organ Differences in Vasculopathy, Inflammation, Senescence and Oxidative Balance.

We have previously shown significant pathology in the heart and kidney of murine hematopoietic-acute radiation syndrome (H-ARS) survivors of 8.7-9.0 Gy total-body irradiation (TBI).

Self-knowledge of HbA1c in people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and its association with glycaemic control.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of accurate self-knowledge of a patient's own HbA1c level (HbA1c), as a component of structural education (University Hospital's of Leicester (UHL), 2013) and its association with glycaemic control.

Methods: Data from the GUIDANCE study, a cross-sectional study involving 7597 participants from eight European countries was used. HbA1c was evaluated and compared with laboratory measured HbA1c levels (HbA1c), which represented the measure of glycaemic control.